Javanese, Java, Yogyakarta

The two main centers of batik production in Central Java were Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Although the courts in both regions wore similar styles and patterns, the color combinations differed. The semen design seen here was a symbol of high status restricted to court use throughout Central Java. Dark brown and dark blue with white were the trademark colors of Yogyakarta. The Dodot is a court style of hip wrapper, made of two widths of batik cloth seamed together.